My favorite poems are "Boston" by Aaron Smith, and "Orion" by James Longenbach.

Between every minute and the next is torment between whether I want to be there or here. I am no longer a child, not yet an adult. There are a million more ways I could say this but maybe I won't.

I'd like to think I've gotten better at writing as I've grown older.

I'm a little older, a little less in-your-face-this-is-how-I-am. Not too much has changed about me, though. My writing's a little less dramatic, a little more here-we-are. I'm a little less glasses-and-braces, although I never really developed fully. A ha ha. One of my favorite things to do is to look for symbolism in everyday things. It's fun, I guess. People and love (even if I'm not in it) make me more happy than anything else. Just being around people puts me in a good mood. I like being with my boyfriend, Derek, hanging out with the usual crowd of friends, and sometimes playing video games. So...enjoy! :D

reliving the day that started everything is sickening but my hands are still holding on tight to the secret bruises.cracking and striping them bare is like being electrocuted, but at least it helps me let them go.